Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-04-23
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Norfolk.
The jackson Criterion is one year cid and
healthy.
Lafayette Meyers relieves Charley Howell
as postmaster at Grand Island.
About 20 per cent more wheat has been
sown in Valley county this year than last.
The north Nebraska veterans will hold their
annual reunion Mt Norfolk, August % to
81.
The Beatrice jail is empty, the occupants
having moved out without informing the
landlord.
A prairie fire destroyed $1,000 ash trees on
the farm of West * Schlotfeldt, Hall county,
last Friday.
Blaine county people are excited oyer the
appearance Of a railroad surveying party in
their midst.
contained an eight-column write-up OF that
thriving town.
Figuring on the recently taken school cen
sus, Lincoln claims a population IN round
numbers of 40, 900.
Elba finds the adjoining prairie dog town
to bt a nuisance aud offers a bounty for the
destruction of the dogs.
The Scotia people are having 3 vacation o
two weeks, caused by the prevalence OF inca
.les in the ncighborhood.
Paul Dofin, a Bancroft butcher, was IN
stantly killed on Wednesday. a beef which b,
was killing falling on him,
Neligh's new cemetery, according to a local
newspaper. is too small for the growing
naands OF that thriving city.
SIX prisoners escaped from the county jail
at Beatrice Tuesday Light, and so far have
been successful In GLIDING rearrest.
A prairie lire last week destroyed large
quantities Of hay and several buildings In
Gage and L.oup valleys, in Howard county.
Adelbert Hiobard, while boating on Salt
creek near Lincoln, was seized with al epilep-
tic ut, and falling into the water was
drowned.
Rev. f. A. Harmon OF Omaha was held up
by thugs Wednesday evening and brutally
| beaten, hut the robbers were unsuccessful in
obtaining booty.
The News, of Albion, is our authority for
the statement that a nugget Of gold was taken
from u wen UtaT INV pave, aCu tuat Slu
miners think there is more there.
Cam Alderman, a noted tough Of Aims
worth, was arrested on the Sth inst for enter
ing the house of the Misses Alexander on the
night before.
William WILDER, an old-time crook, was ar
rested at Omaha on the 10th inst, for roboing
the postofice at Tico. He was taken before
the United States court at Lincoln on the
llth.
Prairie fires at Stuart on the sth inst burned
a barn and nine head OF cattle of w. Balls;
also tue barn and fourteen head of cattle Of
John Schreck. Other losses from the same
direction are still coming In.
August Schroeder, a young man who blew
out the gas at the Coos hotel, at Omaha last
Saturday night, died on the 10th inst. His
relatives at Minden, To-, were notified.
A posse, while attempting to arrest a horse
thief at Broken Bow was compelled to shoot
the offender against the law. He is an old
offender. The sheriff captured his partner.
VIM. Eher, living five miles north OF Platte
grain and some live stock on his farm. He
had all he could do to save the lives Of him
self and family. Loss about 81, 800.
Ord Journal: Prairie schooners are getting
thicker and thicker, and the occupants gen.
orally make Ord their purchasing point TO the
extent OF laying in a supply Of provisions that
viii last them for the hundred or two hun
dred miles.
Daniel Hoffman, who was tried last week
for train wrecking at Nebraska City, has been
sentenced to be hanged on the 22d Of July.
The crime, 1t will be remembered, was COM
mitted on the 18th Of January last. A mo-
ton for a new trial has been entered.
The little daughter Of Andrew Coswell,
living near Belknap, Holt county, was burned
to death a few days ago. She was out herd
ing cattle with two younger sisters and they
were amusing themselves burning grass,
when her dress caught fire, burning her SO
that she died.
An Ogslalli special on the sth says: One
hundred tons OK hay, supposed to have been
set on fire by some incendiary, has been burn
ing all night. The charred remains OF an un-
known man were found In the hay. The citi-
zens are working hard to keep the flames from
the town.
An immense prairie fire has been raging
south Of Fullerton, doing extensive damage.
Tom Millar's cattle ranch, including a fine
house and contents, was destroyed. The loss
will probably exceed &c. 600. Some fears are
entertained for the safety Of the city. a strong
south wind is blowing.
James Shotwell, bookkeeper for Contractor
McHue, of Omaha, had SO perfectly practiced
the signature Of his employer that bank
checks a%ggregating in money to s $500 had
been successfully eashed at the bank. Blu. all
things have an end, and James Is in the
county jail. He is not unused to this life.
however, and deeds Of iniquity a mile long
are now told against him. According to them
he has spent half his life IN jail and state
prisons.
During the latter part Of last week Bertrand
was visited by prairie fires. The first
warning of It's approach was seen
Thursday night, when dense clouds OF smoke
were swept over the place from the south and
east. The fire reached the town about mid
night, and the first buildings 20 be consumed
we're the residence and barn of John G. Bal
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